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[wonjyunyung]

Hi Howard,

Its great to hear that you like to collect nonya porcelain as part of your heritage collection... But it seems you have been buying porcelain that has alot of damage on them, crack here or lost some parts.  Ido not know how much you got yours but as far as I know it may be cheap to buy from antique dealers, but you lost out on resaling later if you want to update your collection. (That is unless you dun mind that situation)  But its really a waste, coz if you buy such porcelain, its always a pain for one thinking that there might be means to repair them or replace any parts with it.  Coz there are no means at all in Singapore, Melaka or even Penang.  Only CHINA or JAPAN Kyuushu.  Coz I had a friend who is a crazy fan of nonya porcelain.  She loves them so much, fearing that her sets would lost their colours over decades, she sent them to Kyuushu, spends thousands to get it overglazed another layer.  That's where you can get it repaired to a point its like new again.  But is aint worth it I guess unless one willing to pay for that extend.  That is why when I collect nonya porcelain, I always be careful, 80% - 90% good condition.  Otherwise, no point I buy them. 

Rgds

[hocky]

You most probably won't be able to match up with anyone's cover/lid  because most are of different sizes and different colour shades/designs and shapes also. Best bet is to go any buy yourself another set from Nonya shops or even look for them when you next visit China or Malacca or Penang. If you do find something that fits, my suggestion is for you to recolour the whole pot so it will all match.

[howard_sum]

I recently bought a Peranakan porcelain teapot (small globular shaped0), green background. But, it is missing the cover/lid. Anyone might happen to have a teapot cover/lid for sale?